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This is one of a small cluster of streets that are named after places in and around Cumbria, the county in which the developers John Laing was established in 1848. Laing which began life as a small building based in Carlisle grew to become a major construction company in the United Kingdom and internationally. In 1922 they moved from their base in the north west to London and were busy developing this area of Riddlesdown, shortly before the Second World War. Nearby streets include Borrowdale Close, Buttermere Gardens, Dalegarth Gardens, Derwent Drive, Eskdale Gardens, Grisedale Close, Grisedale Gardens, and Honister Heights. Ingleboro Drive was also included but this would appear to be a reference to the Yorkshire Dales. This road takes its name from Dunmail Raise, a large cairn in the Lake District, which may have been an old boundary marker.
